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Economic development creates opportunities to grow state, local and metro areas, which are essential for economic growth, improved quality of life and community development. Arkansas articles below.

Biotech & Pharma

March / April 2016 Issue (Volume 49, Number 2)

April 13, 2016

The Global Biotech Industry is the focus of Business Facilities' March/April 2016 issue, along with our annual Economic Development Awards. Plus, a look at the Aerospace Industry.

Advanced Manufacturing

Arkansas Lands New Glatfelter Manufacturing Facility

March 2, 2016

Glatfelter will invest approximately $80 million and create up to 83 highly-skilled jobs at its new manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, AR.

Featured Location Spotlight

The Joplin Region of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma has earned a reputation as the Heart of Work.

Featured Locations

Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership

May 22, 2017

Joplin Regional Partnership, representing seven counties in SW Missouri, SE Kansas and NE Oklahoma, works to ensure the success of business locations. The region has a quality labor force, available buildings and sites and an efficient transportation network.

Featured Location Videos

Iowa

BF Location Video: Iowa: Ready For Business

April 6, 2017

Iowa offers opportunities as far as the eye can see, especially in bioscience, advanced manufacturing and finance. See how your company could profit from our pro-business environment.

Breaking News

Elemental LED Relocating U.S. Operations, Headquarters To Reno

Corporate Headquarters May 22, 2017

The engineering, technology-based manufacturer of innovative lighting solutions will expand its workforce by more than 100 employees.

Medical Device Supplier Building First Indiana Facility

Plastics & Medical Devices May 22, 2017

California-based EasyDial is investing more than $21 million to build a new production facility in Chesterton, IN, creating up to 96 new jobs.

Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership

Featured Locations May 22, 2017

Novozymes To Invest $36M In Nebraska Biofuels Plant

Advanced Manufacturing May 19, 2017

The company's additional investment comes less than five years after it opened the state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility in Blair, NE.

Hudson Products Relocating Manufacturing Operation To Texas

Manufacturing May 17, 2017

The HVAC equipment maker will move the operation to its Rosenberg, TX headquarters, investing $6M and creating 150 jobs.

Medical Device Supplier Building First Indiana Facility

Plastics & Medical Devices May 22, 2017

California-based EasyDial is investing more than $21 million to build a new production facility in Chesterton, IN, creating up to 96 new jobs.

Facility Management

Facility Executive – Creating Intelligent Buildings

Workplace Automation: Predictions And Reality May 22, 2017
Not all human skills can be replicated by a machine no matter how sophisticated. Here’s how smart organizations are strategically automating workplace tools to boost human capabilities. Facility Executive - Creating Intelligent Buildings Facility Executive - Creating Intelligent Buildings - Commercial Building & Facilities Management Resources Workplace Automation: Predictions And Reality Guest Contributor
New High Efficiency Boilers Earn High Grades At Iowa College May 22, 2017
Retrofitting campus buildings with high efficiency condensing boilers provided the solution needed for improved, head-of-the-class heating at Cornell College. Facility Executive - Creating Intelligent Buildings Facility Executive - Creating Intelligent Buildings - Commercial Building & Facilities Management Resources New High Efficiency Boilers Earn High Grades At Iowa College Facility Executive
MovinCool | The #1 Spot Cooling Solution May 22, 2017
MovinCool spot air conditioners are keeping pace, delivering cooling solutions that are more efficient, more reliable & more cost-effective than ever before. Facility Executive - Creating Intelligent Buildings Facility Executive - Creating Intelligent Buildings - Commercial Building & Facilities Management Resources MovinCool | The #1 Spot Cooling Solution Facility Executive

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Arkansas | Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions

The Global Biotech Industry is the focus of Business Facilities' March/April 2016 issue, along with our annual Economic Development Awards. Plus, a look at the Aerospace Industry.

Elemental LED Relocating U.S. Operations, Headquarters To Reno

Medical Device Supplier Building First Indiana Facility

Barracuda Networks Creating 115 Jobs In Ann Arbor

Novozymes To Invest $36M In Nebraska Biofuels Plant

Elemental LED Relocating U.S. Operations, Headquarters To Reno

Medical Device Supplier Building First Indiana Facility

Barracuda Networks Creating 115 Jobs In Ann Arbor

Novozymes To Invest $36M In Nebraska Biofuels Plant

Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership

Location Spotlight: Wheeling, Illinois

Location Spotlight: Topeka, Kansas

Location Spotlight: Ohio Electric Cooperatives

Elemental LED Relocating U.S. Operations, Headquarters To Reno

Medical Device Supplier Building First Indiana Facility

Barracuda Networks Creating 115 Jobs In Ann Arbor

Novozymes To Invest $36M In Nebraska Biofuels Plant

Illinois: New State Support for Entrepreneurs

Minnesota: Hybrid Wind-Solar Units To Power The Land Of The Lakes

Ready For Retail In Cape Coral

Aerospace Growth Gets Turbocharged

March / April 2016 Issue (Volume 49, Number 2)

Arkansas Lands New Glatfelter Manufacturing Facility

Featured Location Spotlight

Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership

Featured Location Videos

BF Location Video: Iowa: Ready For Business

Breaking News

Elemental LED Relocating U.S. Operations, Headquarters To Reno

Medical Device Supplier Building First Indiana Facility

Location Spotlight Of The Week: Joplin Regional Partnership

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